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Saving Higher Education

Saving Higher Education

It’s no secret that higher education is in a state of turmoil—one might even use the word “crisis.” College costs have risen more rapidly than the pace of inflation. Student…

The FUNDing Is GOing aWAY, Oh MY!!

The FUNDing Is GOing aWAY, Oh MY!!

(First, the headline is best when sung to the tune of Lions, Tigers, and Bears…) A few years ago, there was a book called Hope is Not a Strategy.  Agreed,…

Seven Federal Government Employers Named Semifinalists for 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that seven Federal Government employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of…

Six State Government Employers Named Semifinalists for 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that six State Government employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of…

Twenty-Nine City Government Employers Named Semifinalists for 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that 28 city government employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of…

Four County Government Employers Named Semifinalists for 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that four county government employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of…

I’m looking for someone with 7 years of bad habits…

Bad habits, we all have them. As leaders and developers of human capital in any organization, do we ever stop to reflect internally about our bad habits when it comes…

Sustainability Through Personalized Medicine: Where Health and Technology Collide

Executive Summary In the ten years since the first human genome was sequenced, the cost of genomic sequencing has plummeted, and the field of personalized medicine is positioned to change…

The Cross-Sector Promotion of Public Health Across the United States

The month of April 2013 was a particularly active one in terms of health promotion at my place of employment, Villanova University, located on the outskirts of Philadelphia. In addition…

When the Son Becomes Smarter Than the Father: Reversing the Direction of Learning

We are used to the old-established directions of learning process. Iron channels of learning, as similar to Weber’s iron cages, are hard to change. They are backed up with a…

Stakeholder Views on Healthcare Reform and Public Health in Oregon

Current ambitions to expand health insurance coverage intersect with concerns to improve public health. The reform agenda in the national Affordable Care Act in 2010, and parallel legislation enacted in…